Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-17
ON WALL STREET.
Remsrksh'a Activity Eaniiested In
ssaet Ran vi"taa Changes
Undergone liz ing he Dag.
T This Closing Prices Irregular with Advances
In the MISUNDERSTANDING Bonds
Generally Lower.
COMMERCIAL RESUME.

special TO the Gazette.
NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-RaiIwsy bonds
to-dsy closed as follows: Fort Worth
and Denver City at S2g; Texas and Pacific
consolidated st 1904; incomes at Sc;
Rios at So; Texas and New Orleans at
l0l; Kansas and Texas SIS q 80; do 6's st
50; Houston and Texas Central rs ct
III; do 2's al 20; Missouri, Kansas and
Texas SIS at 76I.
Governments quiet.
Money Ga per cent.
Sterling steady.
GOVERNMENTS, STOCKS AND BONDS.
NEy YORK, Sept. 10 The stock
nnursrt was more active and feverish than
On any Gay SO far this week, end the tone
Of speculation underwent q violent
change, although the bears succeeded
in the forenoon in recording lower prices
/ thsn had been seen at previous time
during tae week. Rumors were CIR
Culated that the government would pos
! itively take some seton looking to the re-
| lief OF the money market. Notwithstanding
tie argument of the bears that 100000
securities which have been taken up in
| Wall street this week seriously interferes
with business, purchases of at least
$4,000 600 bonds by the treasury would be
necessary TO relieve the stTingenCY much.
The lum0r brought in new buying, AMI g
well known firm which has beer steady
sellers OF late turned buyers which had
q reassnring effect. Traders also
followed and ranged themselves for the
4 most part on the side OF higher figures.
The covering Of shorts assumed large
proportions, and the most decided sd
q VANCE seen this week resulted. Coal
fst0cks were again most conspicuous, the
dealings being severely raided in thefor9
noon and making large rcCov2ries later
in the day. Western, Union, Ne8EuG lanC ,
! ST. Paul, Richmond and West Point were
also acllve, but comparatively OF less
importance in speculation. Reading was
the pivotal stock and It's transactions
were very large, being considerably over
one-fourth Of the entire days business,
The opening was very active and decided
~ wesB, he declines from yesterday
S final figures ranging from TAG. Prices
q were further forced down from 4G3, bu
bytEe end of the first half hour the de-
cline was checked end prices were quick
) IL brought back to the
osening figures. Dizziness theI
d tsaeceeded and the marke
~
il ing set IL in earnest and advances TeN
made over tnesentire list, eliminating a
about y. N. After that time the dull
n ness became extreme and prices recede'
" slightly, but the close was steady at nea
d the best figures Of the day. The closin
- prices show irregular changes, but sd
vances are more numerous and imp0I
tanl. While Wheeling and Lake Erie los
I IL end Manhattan I Ic CHICAGO RurIinc
H. ton and Quincy is up &c, Canada Souther
lo aud Jersey Central each 1c, and most c
the list sma r amounts.
Rsilrosd bonds did not respond 10 an
So appreciate extent to the Improvement
III stocks. The closing prices are gene
ally lower snd Houston and Tex
seconds lost a. at 998. New Orleans p
cite Trust receipts 81 ct 80, Texas er
n Pacific Rio receipts % at 424.
Y Government bonds dull and heavy
| week,